What years did Brett Gardner play?

Brett Gardner played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2021.

Was Brett Gardner a pitcher?

No. Brett Gardner was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Brett Gardner hit?

Brett Gardner hit 139 career home runs with 1,470 hits.

What teams did Brett Gardner play for?

Brett Gardner played for one team, the New York Yankees (2008–2021).

Did Brett Gardner win an MVP award?

No. Brett Gardner did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Brett Gardner win?

Brett Gardner won the Gold Glove (2016). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Brett Gardner's career stats?

In 1,688 games, Brett Gardner had 1,470 hits, 139 home runs, 578 RBI, 943 runs, and 274 stolen bases, with a .256 batting average.

What was Brett Gardner's salary?

Brett Gardner's last recorded salary was $13,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $13,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $414,000, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.

What position did Brett Gardner play?

Brett Gardner played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brett Gardner and how much did he weigh?

Brett Gardner was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 195 pounds.

How many home runs did Brett Gardner hit each season?

Brett Gardner's home runs by season: 0 in 2008, 3 in 2009, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2011, 0 in 2012, 8 in 2013, 17 in 2014, 16 in 2015, 7 in 2016, 21 in 2017, 12 in 2018, 28 in 2019, 5 in 2020, and 10 in 2021. His most in one season was 28, in 2019.

What was Brett Gardner's career batting average?

Brett Gardner batted .256 over his career, with 1,470 hits in 5,737 at bats.

How many RBI did Brett Gardner have?

Brett Gardner drove in 578 runs in his career.

Brett Gardner

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2021)

Brett Gardner was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2021 for the New York Yankees, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,688 career games, he hit .256 with 1,470 hits, 139 home runs, and 578 RBI. Brett Gardner was an All-Star and a Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,075.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .256

HR 139

RBI 578

H 1,470

OPS .740

PIV 3,075

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 195 lb
Born: 8/24/1983 in Holly Hill, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-06-30
Last Game: 2021-10-03
Awards: All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: Brett Michael Gardner

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Career Batting Statistics

Brett Gardner — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,688	5,737	943	1,470	251	73	139	578	274	699	1,245	.256	.342	.398	.740	3,075

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career SLG .398 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .740 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brett Gardner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	NYA	AL	42	127	18	29	5	2	0	16	13	8	30	.228	.263 (-13%)	.333 (-15%)	.416 (-28%)	.749 (-22%)	-475.1
2009	NYA	AL	108	248	48	67	6	6	3	23	26	26	40	.270	.262 (+3%)	.332 (+4%)	.417 (-9%)	.750 (-4%)	-109.3
2010	NYA	AL	150	477	97	132	20	7	5	47	47	79	101	.277	.257 (+8%)	.325 (+18%)	.402 (-6%)	.728 (+5%)	798.6
2011	NYA	AL	159	510	87	132	19	8	7	36	49	60	93	.259	.255 (+1%)	.320 (+8%)	.399 (-8%)	.719 (-1%)	93.5
2012	NYA	AL	16	31	7	10	2	0	0	3	2	5	7	.323	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	145	539	81	147	33	10	8	52	24	52	127	.273	.253 (+8%)	.317 (+8%)	.396 (+5%)	.714 (+6%)	708.6
2014	NYA	AL	148	555	87	142	25	8	17	58	21	56	134	.256	.251 (+2%)	.313 (+4%)	.386 (+9%)	.700 (+7%)	743.4
2015	NYA	AL	151	571	94	148	26	3	16	66	20	68	135	.259	.254 (+2%)	.316 (+8%)	.404 (-1%)	.721 (+3%)	518.6
2016	NYA	AL	148	547	80	143	22	6	7	41	16	70	106	.261	.255 (+2%)	.321 (+9%)	.417 (-13%)	.738 (-4%)	-129.3
2017	NYA	AL	151	594	96	157	26	4	21	63	23	72	122	.264	.254 (+4%)	.324 (+8%)	.425 (avg)	.750 (+4%)	618.4
2018	NYA	AL	140	530	95	125	20	7	12	45	16	65	107	.236	.247 (-5%)	.318 (+1%)	.409 (-10%)	.727 (-5%)	-371.9
2019	NYA	AL	141	491	86	123	26	7	28	74	10	52	108	.251	.252 (-1%)	.322 (+1%)	.434 (+16%)	.757 (+9%)	861.2
2020	NYA	AL	49	130	20	29	5	1	5	15	3	26	35	.223	.244 (-9%)	.321 (+10%)	.417 (-6%)	.739 (+1%)	86.5
2021	NYA	AL	140	387	47	86	16	4	10	39	4	60	100	.222	.243 (-9%)	.317 (+3%)	.410 (-12%)	.727 (-5%)	-268.1
Career · 14 seasons			1,688	5,737	943	1,470	251	73	139	578	274	699	1,245	.256	—	—	—	—	3,075

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Brett Gardner — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
68	185	26	39	4	0	3	19	17	61	.211

Playoff Batting by Year

Brett Gardner — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2021	ALWC	NYA	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
2020	ALDS1	NYA	4	11	3	4	0	0	0	2	6	.364
2020	ALWC2	NYA	2	8	3	3	1	1	3	2	4	.375
2019	ALCS	NYA	6	22	1	3	0	0	1	2	10	.136
2019	ALDS2	NYA	3	12	3	3	0	1	3	1	5	.250
2018	ALDS1	NYA	4	8	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	.000
2018	ALWC	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2017	ALCS	NYA	7	27	2	4	1	0	1	1	9	.148
2017	ALDS1	NYA	5	21	2	6	1	0	2	1	3	.286
2017	ALWC	NYA	1	4	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	.500
2015	ALWC	NYA	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
2012	ALCS	NYA	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2012	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2011	ALDS1	NYA	5	17	3	7	1	0	5	1	4	.412
2010	ALCS	NYA	6	17	1	3	0	0	1	2	5	.176
2010	ALDS2	NYA	3	10	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	.200
2009	ALCS	NYA	6	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667
2009	ALDS1	NYA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2009	WS	NYA	5	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Brett Gardner — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	857	2781	488	721	78	292	.259
Away	831	2956	455	749	61	286	.253

Last 10 Games — Batting

Brett Gardner — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2021-10-03	NYY	TBR	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-10-02	NYY	TBR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021-10-01	NYY	TBR	L	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	1
2021-09-30	NYY	TOR	W	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
2021-09-29	NYY	TOR	L	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
2021-09-28	NYY	TOR	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2021-09-26	NYY	BOS	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2021-09-25	NYY	BOS	W	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
2021-09-24	NYY	BOS	W	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	1
2021-09-22	NYY	TEX	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brett Gardner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1633	1470	3117	79	25	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brett Gardner — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	NYA	OF	38	32	78	5	0	0
2009	NYA	OF	99	63	186	3	2	2
2010	NYA	OF	146	134	287	12	1	2
2011	NYA	OF	156	134	322	7	5	3
2012	NYA	OF	15	8	14	1	0	0
2013	NYA	OF	138	131	327	5	3	1
2014	NYA	OF	146	141	280	5	2	0
2015	NYA	OF	150	140	265	7	2	1
2016	NYA	OF	147	139	250	9	3	2
2017	NYA	OF	138	134	241	12	0	2
2018	NYA	OF	136	130	265	6	3	2
2019	NYA	OF	140	131	280	3	1	0
2020	NYA	OF	48	40	69	1	2	0
2021	NYA	OF	136	113	253	3	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brett Gardner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Left Field	1044
Center Field	658
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	19

Awards & Honors

Brett Gardner — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2016	Gold Glove	OF
2015	Player of the Week	Week of 2015-06-28
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-08-03
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-06-09

Salary History

Brett Gardner's recorded salaries total $38,646,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gardner's career ran from 2008 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008.

Brett Gardner — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$13,500,000
2015	NYA	AL	$12,500,000
2014	NYA	AL	$5,600,000
2013	NYA	AL	$2,850,000
2012	NYA	AL	$2,800,000
2011	NYA	AL	$529,500
2010	NYA	AL	$452,500
2009	NYA	AL	$414,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$38,646,000

College History

Brett Gardner — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
College of Charleston	Charleston	SC	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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Career Spans

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Brett Gardner: the record in brief

June 30, 2008 and October 3, 2021 bracket Brett Gardner's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Every season row on the page belongs to the New York Yankees, from 2008 through 2021. Listed as an outfielder, Gardner threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 5 feet, 11 inches and 195 pounds. The birth record reads August 24, 1983, in Holly Hill, SC, USA. Gardner's full given name, per the bio, is Brett Michael Gardner.

Across 1,688 games at the plate, Gardner's career line reads 1,470 hits in 5,737 at bats for a .256 average, adding 139 homers, 578 runs batted in, and 274 stolen bases. Gardner's career OPS of .740 combines a .342 on-base mark with .398 slugging. Against a .254 league average for those years, Gardner's .256 average was near the norm. Gardner's most home runs in a season came in 2019, when the total reached 28 for the New York Yankees. The highest hit total in a season was 157, in 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brett Gardner

What years did Brett Gardner play?: Brett Gardner played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2021.
Was Brett Gardner a pitcher?: No. Brett Gardner was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Brett Gardner hit?: Brett Gardner hit 139 career home runs with 1,470 hits.
What teams did Brett Gardner play for?: Brett Gardner played for one team, the New York Yankees (2008–2021).
Did Brett Gardner win an MVP award?: No. Brett Gardner did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Brett Gardner win?: Brett Gardner won the Gold Glove (2016). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Brett Gardner's career stats?: In 1,688 games, Brett Gardner had 1,470 hits, 139 home runs, 578 RBI, 943 runs, and 274 stolen bases, with a .256 batting average.
How much did Brett Gardner earn in his career?: Brett Gardner's recorded salaries total $38,646,000 over 8 seasons, 2009 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gardner's career ran from 2008 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008.
What was Brett Gardner's salary?: Brett Gardner's last recorded salary was $13,500,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $13,500,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $414,000, in 2009. The Salary History table lists each season from 2009 to 2016.
What position did Brett Gardner play?: Brett Gardner played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brett Gardner and how much did he weigh?: Brett Gardner was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Brett Gardner hit each season?: Brett Gardner's home runs by season: 0 in 2008, 3 in 2009, 5 in 2010, 7 in 2011, 0 in 2012, 8 in 2013, 17 in 2014, 16 in 2015, 7 in 2016, 21 in 2017, 12 in 2018, 28 in 2019, 5 in 2020, and 10 in 2021. His most in one season was 28, in 2019.
What was Brett Gardner's career batting average?: Brett Gardner batted .256 over his career, with 1,470 hits in 5,737 at bats.
How many RBI did Brett Gardner have?: Brett Gardner drove in 578 runs in his career.